The United States is moving forward with a plan to permanently resettle 1 million Palestinians from the war-torn Gaza Strip to Libya.
The US media outlet NBC News reported this information.
The report said that this plan, which was secretly discussed in the Trump administration, is currently under serious consideration.
Citing NBC, the British news agency Reuters reported that two people directly involved in the matter and a former US official said that the United States has already discussed this issue with the Libyan leadership. According to them, this is not just an idea, but talks have begun at the diplomatic level about its implementation.
The report also mentioned that in exchange for this resettlement proposal, the United States plans to release billions of dollars in assets that Libya has long seized. These funds have been frozen for more than a decade. In exchange for these financial benefits, the Libyan leadership has been presented with the idea of accepting Palestinian refugees in Libya.
If this US plan is implemented, analysts believe that it could bring about major changes in the geopolitical landscape of the Middle East and North Africa. The future of the Palestinian people, the stability of Gaza, and the internal security of Libya – these three issues will play an important role in determining the reality of this plan. The US or Libyan governments have not officially commented on this issue until the report was written. However, human rights organizations have already expressed concern. According to them, such a transfer of Palestinians could be considered a human rights violation and would deprive them of their right to return to their homeland. Only time will tell what the future of this plan will be, but debate has already begun in the international arena. Source: NBC News, Reuters, Sky News, Times of Israel